Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lindemann Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 98th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lindemann Close (EX10 9FE) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Sidmouth Sidford average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lindemann Close (EX10 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sampson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lock Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindemann Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lindemann Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Hayes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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